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We are entering into the fourth week of Paris in July .  Thank you to Deb at Readerbuzz and Tamara at Thyme-for-tea who are co-hosting this year's event. I have still to read some of your posts, and are enjoying the variety of topics.  I have read The Paris Apartment  by Lucy Foley for this event. I loved her novels The Guest List and The Hunting Party  and it was with great anticipation I started this Paris story.  "Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbours are an eclectic bunc...

I have read two books by Lucy Foley. I am sure I found some reviews from you, and it therefore ended up on my to read list. Luckily, I found two of her books in the library and read them very fast. Totally absorbed about the way the stories are built up. I did read The Guest List first which comes after  The Hunting Party, but it does not really matter. I see she has written a couple of other books, which stories seem to be different from these two: The Book of Lost and Found, The Invitation, Last Letter from Istanbul and The Paris Apartment. Something to look forward to.  The Guest List "On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be...